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Private equity targets India’s healthcare sector with record investments

Increases in doctors’ bills, insurance and ‘lifestyle diseases’ are expected to boost hospital revenues

Buyout funds are piling into Indian hospital chains and medical firms, lured by rising spending on healthcare in the world’s most populous nation, with the sector providing a rare bright spot amid a downturn in overall deal activity.

Private equity and venture capital investment in India’s health and pharmaceutical sector hit a record of about $5.5bn in 2023, a 25 per cent jump on the previous year, according to a report published by Bain & Company on Thursday.

Global private equity executives from firms including Bain Capital and Blackstone Group, as well as KKR co-founder Henry Kravis, have visited India in recent months, talking up its economic potential and pledging multibillion-dollar acquisitions.

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